All Ops & safety articles – Page 21
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NewsFatal South Sudan Beech 1900D crash leaves sole survivor
South Sudanese officials indicate that the crash of a chartered aircraft departing an oil field has resulted in 20 fatalities, with a single survivor. Ruweng Administrative Area information minister Simon Chol Mialith says the aircraft – which appears to be a Beech 1900D – had been chartered by Greater Pioneer ...
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NewsNigeria’s Max Air suspends domestic flights for three months after 737 incident
Nigerian carrier Max Air is suspending domestic operations for three months, following the landing incident at Kano involving a Boeing 737-400. The carrier states that the 90-day suspension – from 31 January – is a “pro-active step” which will enable it to conduct an “internal operational evaluation”. “We deeply regret ...
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NewsArriving Max Air 737 comes to rest on its nose after landing-gear problem at Kano
One of Nigerian carrier Max Air’s Boeing 737s has been involved in a landing incident at Kano during which the jet came to rest on its forward fuselage. The 737-400 experienced a “nose-wheel landing-gear collapse” while landing at 22:50 on 28 January, says Nigerian federal airports authority FAAN. It identifies ...
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NewsNo immediate evidence of dangerous items on board fire-damaged Air Busan A321
Preliminary investigation into the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae has not found evidence of dangerous items brought on board the twinjet, and no immediate indication that the blaze was terrorism-related. But the Korean transport ministry, which carried out an initial joint anti-terrorism probe with relevant agencies on 29 ...
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NewsAll occupants escape Air Busan A321 after fire breaks out at Gimhae
Korean authorities state that all 176 occupants of an Air Busan Airbus A321 have escaped after a fire broke out on the twinjet. The aircraft had been scheduled to depart from Gimhae airport for Hong Kong on 28 January. According to the Korean transport ministry, a fire broke out in ...
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NewsProbe opens into Khabarovsk An-24 excursion into trees during take-off
Russian investigators have yet to disclose the reason for a Antonov An-24’s runway excursion while attempting to depart from Nelkan in the east of the country. The twin-engined Khabarovsk Airlines aircraft had been bound for Khabarovsk on 25 January. According to the carrier, the An-24 was carrying out its take-off ...
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NewsLondon City seeks approval for precision-navigation procedure to enable A320neo operations
London City airport’s operator is seeking permission for Airbus A320neo twinjets to operate from the facility, using specially-authorised flight procedures. The airport has a characteristic steep-approach glideslope and carriers typically use smaller models including Embraer E-Jets as well as the A220. British Airways previously used A318s from the airport, although ...
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NewsJeju 737 crash probe to be ‘all-out’ as preliminary report details crash impact
South Korean authorities are to carry out an “all-out investigation” into the fatal crash involving a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, as they release the preliminary report into the 29 December accident.
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NewsJeju 737 crash inquiry identifies bird debris in both engines as it prepares to release initial findings
Korean investigators have confirmed that evidence of bird-strike was found in both engines of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 involved in the fatal landing accident at Muan airport. The inquiry has identified feathers and other debris as belonging to the Baikal teal, a species of east Asian duck which typically ...
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NewsPilot's limited familiarity with seized Cuban An-2 led to power loss and levee crash
US investigators believe a Cuban-registered Antonov An-2 crashed while attempting to land on a levee, after a pilot with limited understanding of the aircraft failed to activate oil-cooling shutters, causing the engine to overheat. The aircraft had been flown, three weeks earlier, from Cuba’s Sancti Spiritus airport to Miami’s Dade-Collier ...
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NewsGazpromavia crash: Superjet pilots urged to watch for unreliable angle-of-attack clues
Crucial to the investigation into the Gazpromavia Superjet 100 crash outside Moscow is whether the pilots could have saved the aircraft after its automatic stall-protection system pushed it into a fatal dive. Preliminary investigation indicates the Superjet, which came down in a forest on 12 July last year, was fed ...
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NewsSeoul beefs up oversight of low-cost carriers after fatal Jeju Air crash
South Korean authorities will increase their scrutiny of the country’s low-cost airline sector, including tightening the criteria for MRO workers and enforcing stricter rules on network expansion.
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NewsDash 8 crew mis-set flaps through 'unconscious habit' before short-runway take-off
Investigators believe habitual behaviour resulted in a De Havilland Dash 8-400 crew’s mis-setting take-off flaps during a departure from a short runway in Queensland last year. The QantasLink aircraft was heavily-laden, with 67 passengers plus four crew, for the flight out of Horn Island airport, and it was also carrying ...
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NewsEASA expects longer timeline to decision on reduced-crew operations in cockpit
European safety regulators have pushed back the timeline forecast for a rulemaking decision on reduced-crew operations in air transport, expecting that it will not emerge until the end of the decade.
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NewsAfter Jeju 737 crash, Muan airport runway to remain closed until mid-April
Korea’s government has disclosed that Muan airport’s runway will remain closed at least until 18 April, following the fatal Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash on 29 December. The transport ministry says the closure is being extended in order to take “follow-up measures” in the aftermath of the accident. “Timing of ...
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NewsEASA prepares for electronic licences with common standards proposal
European Union regulators are seeking to establish common electronic licensing standards for pilots and other aviation personnel, to avoid possible problems with future compatibility and verification. ICAO has introduced provisions allowing its contracting countries to introduce electronic-format licences, which can be presented on handheld personal devices. But while increasing digitalisation ...
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NewsPilot’s control input caused United 767 hard landing at Houston: NTSB
”Improper control column inputs” by a first officer caused a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 to slam onto a Houston runway with sufficient force to significantly damage its fuselage in 2023.
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NewsSerbian A319 shed large engine panel during climb out of Belgrade
Serbian investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A319 shed a large engine panel while climbing out of Belgrade three weeks ago. Operated by Air Serbia, the aircraft (YU-APD) is fitted with International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants. Serbian traffic accident research centre CINS states that the aircraft had been conducting a ...
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NewsRefined wake-separation calculations set to speed Heathrow arrival traffic flow
UK air navigation service NATS has implemented a new arrival separation technique for London Heathrow aimed at squeezing out additional capacity while complying with wake-vortex requirements. The technique introduces a new method of deriving minimum separation between arriving aircraft pairs, refining the calculation by taking into account specific characteristics of ...
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NewsOperators of 757s advised to replace older landing-gear hydraulic hoses to avoid fatigue risk
Boeing 757 operators are being strongly advised to ensure flexible hydraulic hoses in the landing-gear are maintained and regularly replaced, after instances of hydraulic failure. The US FAA, in a newly-issued airworthiness bulletin, refers to “multiple events” in which the left-hand hydraulic system has been lost as a result of ...